Education, Growth and Fellowship

11/6/08
Recorder: Ginny Gledhill
Next Meeting: 12/4/08
Attendance: Ginny Gledhill, Amy Foster, Jayne Quinn-Sawtelle ,Karen Pierce Souza ,Elsa Peters, Aaron French, Margaret Thibodeau

Opening
Introduction: Jean Siulinski – Council Representative- To bring back any concerns of our team to the council.

Minutes
The 10/2/08 minutes were read and approved.

Adult & Youth Education
Weekly offering of the Christ Kids Club sent to Wayside Soup Kitchen
Recruiting new teachers for the second half of year.
Betsy Keiter – Ethical wills – distributing and sharing ethics with your children . A discussion with your children .
Christmas Caroling at the homes of the shut-ins on Dec 13th.
Christmas Pageant coming together for December 21st.
Email from Carol Zechman – Request that children worship with their families at Holiday services, and not attend Sunday school classes.

Easter Sunday Idea- Arrange some kind of large group activity in Guptil Hall for those children that would not be attending Sunday school that wish not to attend church worship with their parents .

Youth Ministry
Aaron reported everything going well. They had a fun time at a Halloween Hayride in October. There is a planned meeting to do Laser Tag with the youth group.

Coffee Hour

People are volunteering but still a need for on going volunteers for the coming months. The council clarified their position of coffee hour and the proposal presented to teams hosting a month of coffee hour. Further feedback will come after their November meeting.

Nursery
Instruction sheet placed outside of nursery –Limit number of children left with Diana if there is no volunteer to help out.

Scholarship

Nothing new

Library

Nothing new

Hospitality/Inquirers

Jean Fisher helped serve

Upcoming Events

Advent Wreath Making – Kim Early and Judy Magnusson - Nov 30th
Materials supplied and cost to make wreaths to individuals is a minimal amount.
Jesus’Birthday – Purchase a cake for Christmas Eve

2009 Budget
Leaving some of budget as is for EG & F
Increase curriculum budget to $1,800 (eliminating 7280 Continuing Education and place into curriculum thus new budget amount)
Look into child care expense if that should be under EG & F, it is presently under Spiritual Life & Worship.